So I've been doing a lot of testing with the camera and thought it might be useful to others to create a list of working and non working lenses. There are a few threads already but they all seem to have become derailed...

Here is my list. This is for Canon EF & EF-S or other brand EF mount lenses and all based on Firmware 1.1.

//EDIT - i've started to add what people have posted//EDIT - i'm also gonna add lenses that COULD potentially be an issue or not based on that they don't have full time mechanical manual focus operation, as per indicated in this chart - http://www.usa.canon.com/app/pdf/lens/EFLensChart.pdfif anyone can confirm or deny the orange or blue lenses, i would appreciate it! If you have a particular lens (made by canon) not on the list, let me know as well.

I was thinking about this lens...Canon - EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II Autofocus Lens

or is this a toy?

I believe this is the 'kit lens' that comes with the lower end Canon DSLR's.. One came on my wife's Canon Xti.. and yes. it's plastic.. and about as low-end as canon makes them.. the 18-135 that came with my 60D isn't much better.. I rarely use it.. it's sharp.. but flat with no depth.. I'm sure you get pick these lenses up cheap.. but that's because they are cheap..

I was thinking about this lens...Canon - EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II Autofocus Lens

or is this a toy?

I believe this is the 'kit lens' that comes with the lower end Canon DSLR's.. One came on my wife's Canon Xti.. and yes. it's plastic.. and about as low-end as canon makes them.. the 18-135 that came with my 60D isn't much better.. I rarely use it.. it's sharp.. but flat with no depth.. I'm sure you get pick these lenses up cheap.. but that's because they are cheap..

I've discovered three interesting anomalies. For all of the following lenses, the BMCC will operate the iris but not the image stabilization function. These are my only I.S. enabled lenses, so it may be that my BMCC's I.S. compatability is dysfunctional. I see no reduction in hand movement nor do I hear the little gyro making adjustments. I tested all three lenses with the t2i and the I.S. works normally.

aelipinski wrote:I've discovered three interesting anomalies. For all of the following lenses, the BMCC will operate the iris but not the image stabilization function. These are my only I.S. enabled lenses, so it may be that my BMCC's I.S. compatability is dysfunctional. I see no reduction in hand movement nor do I hear the little gyro making adjustments. I tested all three lenses with the t2i and the I.S. works normally.

aelipinski wrote:I've discovered three interesting anomalies. For all of the following lenses, the BMCC will operate the iris but not the image stabilization function. These are my only I.S. enabled lenses, so it may be that my BMCC's I.S. compatability is dysfunctional. I see no reduction in hand movement nor do I hear the little gyro making adjustments. I tested all three lenses with the t2i and the I.S. works normally.

As an aside, I'm wondering whether the camera tells you what the F stop is? I can hear the aperture changing, and the view darkening, but no listing of the F stop. Or am I missing it? Useful info for reproducing a shot, etc.

harryllama wrote:As an aside, I'm wondering whether the camera tells you what the F stop is? I can hear the aperture changing, and the view darkening, but no listing of the F stop. Or am I missing it? Useful info for reproducing a shot, etc.

I think that's meant to be in the next firmware 1.2 update.

Christian Schmeer wrote:Just tried my Canon 40mm F2.8 pancake lens. It seems to have the same issue with the BMCC as the Tokina 11-16mm F2.8. No infinity focus when wide open! It only goes up to about 700 meters, no further.

I also tried my Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm F/2.4 M42 Screw mount lens with an M42-EF adapter. Same thing, no infinity focus. It might be the adapter causing it though...

Doesn't sound good!

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harryllama wrote:As an aside, I'm wondering whether the camera tells you what the F stop is? I can hear the aperture changing, and the view darkening, but no listing of the F stop. Or am I missing it? Useful info for reproducing a shot, etc.

I think that's meant to be in the next firmware 1.2 update.

Christian Schmeer wrote:Just tried my Canon 40mm F2.8 pancake lens. It seems to have the same issue with the BMCC as the Tokina 11-16mm F2.8. No infinity focus when wide open! It only goes up to about 700 meters, no further.

I also tried my Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm F/2.4 M42 Screw mount lens with an M42-EF adapter. Same thing, no infinity focus. It might be the adapter causing it though...

Doesn't sound good!

Maybe the BMCC really has a flange distance issue? My 24-105mm F/4.0 L IS lens is so far the only one that achieves infinity focus - because it focuses "further" than infinity on the BMCC.

aelipinski wrote:I've discovered three interesting anomalies. For all of the following lenses, the BMCC will operate the iris but not the image stabilization function. These are my only I.S. enabled lenses, so it may be that my BMCC's I.S. compatability is dysfunctional. I see no reduction in hand movement nor do I hear the little gyro making adjustments. I tested all three lenses with the t2i and the I.S. works normally.

I have the Canon 18-55 kit lens and the Sigma 17-50 OS you mentioned, and a BMCC. I too thought the IS wasn't working, but the manual has some information about the Image Stabilizer support on p15:

When using battery power, the camera will only activate the image stabilizer while recording as the lens draws additional power from the camera to operate the image stabilizer. When external power is connected to the camera, the image stabilizer will be active any time you set the lens' stabilizer switch to ON.

The upshot is that IS will not function unless you're recording, or you have external power connected.

aelipinski wrote:I've discovered three interesting anomalies. For all of the following lenses, the BMCC will operate the iris but not the image stabilization function. These are my only I.S. enabled lenses, so it may be that my BMCC's I.S. compatability is dysfunctional. I see no reduction in hand movement nor do I hear the little gyro making adjustments. I tested all three lenses with the t2i and the I.S. works normally.

I have the Canon 18-55 kit lens and the Sigma 17-50 OS you mentioned, and a BMCC. I too thought the IS wasn't working, but the manual has some information about the Image Stabilizer support on p15:

When using battery power, the camera will only activate the image stabilizer while recording as the lens draws additional power from the camera to operate the image stabilizer. When external power is connected to the camera, the image stabilizer will be active any time you set the lens' stabilizer switch to ON.

The upshot is that IS will not function unless you're recording, or you have external power connected.

So, I can confirm that the Sigma 17-50 works fine, including IS/OS.

You're exactly right. I actually called BMD customer support yesterday and Eric discovered my problem. As soon as I hit record, the IS began working. All three lenses work just fine. I should have known it was my fault, not the camera's.

I will be also very interested in hearing from those of you who are running 1.2 beta or even BM to find out if any of the aperture no-working cited lenses have been addresses in the new firmware. In my case, I have 8 Canon mount lenses and only two are fully functional. I like to know if I should be looking for additional lenses or just ND until the upcoming update.

Thanks Frank, I guess I going to have to go that route. Is just that already owned three L lenses covering that range. $4500 in lenses to covert 16 to 70 mm and still have to buy another lens if I want to change aperture.

pict wrote:Would you consider the 17-55 lens to be wide enough for using it as a standard lens.I seems as I could need a wider angle.What are your thoughts guys?

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The Canon 17-55 F/2.8 lens, when used on the BMCC, is around 40-126mm in terms of 35mm still image film. It seems to be the best Standard to Tele range zoom lens option for the BMCC. It's next on my list. I just got the Tokina 11-16mm F/2.8 lens, so the Canon 17-55 F/2.8 lens will make a nice addition to that.